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As someone who voted for Trump in 2016(and won't this year)... This doesn't sound right to me. I'm not afraid to speak my political opinions because I'm ashamed
by TheAdamAndChe 6y ago
As someone who voted for Trump in 2016(and won't this year)... This doesn't sound right to me. I'm not afraid to speak my political opinions because I'm ashamed. I'm afraid to speak my political opinions because the Overton window has narrowed to the point where discussing beliefs could affect my career prospects very negatively. Ideas like wanting the deportation of illegal immigrants, like thinking affirmative action is racist, like that states should be stronger than the federal government or that we shouldn't outsource absolutely every single job we can, these ideas are somehow interpreted as racist, sexist, or <whatever>ist.
These are pretty standard beliefs held by most conservatives, but I _still_ would risk my career by stating them publicly. Because of this, I don't speak up. But I do vote.